MCC supports efforts to expand school choice, oppose assisted suicide, regulate commercial surrogacy and increase aid to poor families.
Minnesota Catholic Conference identifies 2017 legislative priorities
Miami archbishop praises new EPA initiative on environmental justice
The federal Environmental Protection Agency’s new environmental justice initiative, known as EJ 2020, was praised in a Nov. 4 statement from Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
500 religious leaders join Standing Rock Sioux in opposing oil pipeline
When Sisters Aine O’Connor and Kathleen Erickson heard a call for a peaceful and prayerful presence on the front line of a campaign to protect sacred Sioux lands in North Dakota from a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project, they knew they had to respond.
Seven Catholic institutions plan to divest from fossil fuel companies
Citing Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si'” on humanity’s relationship with the earth and each other, seven Catholic institutions from around the world said they plan to divest from fossil fuel corporations.
Parishioners share harvest bounty at church’s farmers market
Every weekend, rows of fresh produce line tables and rolling carts in the gathering area of Seven Dolors Parish in Albany. After Masses, parishioners choose what they want from the ever-changing variety of fruits and vegetables to create healthy meals at home.
Candidates, party platforms differ on need to act on climate change
Robert Gorman, Catholic Charities executive, in a Sept. 19 interview with Catholic News Service called upon the presidential candidates and elected officials to take seriously the threat of flooding and disappearing land not just in Louisiana, but also in other coastal communities.
Pope leads prayers for care of the earth, defense of the poor
With psalms praising the marvels of God’s creation and prayers begging God’s help to end the selfishness that destroys the earth and harms the poor, Pope Francis led vespers for the Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
Parish guide on ecology gives practical ideas to combat climate change
In his encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis does not mince words: “Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.”